I put Eibach springs on my car, car is wicked low. I want to buy coilovers but not sure what to buy. I would like to soften ride but not to much. I would like to have aduststable at the push of a button. What to buy?

 

Tein Flex With EDFC.

JET

 

He said he wants to SOFTEN the ride. FLEX will make it super stiff.

Go Tein CST.

 

And his other option for electronic dampening would be......?

JET

 

What if I don't go with electronic dampening? The problem I am having is that my springs are too low and I can't go over speed bumps with out scraping bottom of car. I want car to handle but ride could be a little softer say that of a vette.

 

You can use the EDFC with CST also...

 

charged's quote - "The problem I am having is that my springs are too low and I can't go over speed bumps "

if I'm understanding your problem and thus your question --> EDFC will not adjust ride height, nor will Tanabe's TEAS.

if you want adjustable ride height on the fly - your only options are airbags or the expensive Roberuta - http://www.topsecretjpn.com/roberuta.shtml

pp

 

Well a coilover will allow him to set it at a height he is comfortable with. Since he has springs on right now, he has no adjustability at all.

Tein's EDFC or Tanabes TEAS will only adjust damping force, there is no controller that will adjust ride height on the fly. Airbags will result in a crappy suspension ride.

I am still sticking to my original suggestion, Tein CST. Set the height to where you are comfortable with for daily driving. And the stiffness/softness you can adjust with the EDFC.

 

I agree that airbags are a poor solution (see my posts of criticism in the airbag thread). but all depends on what HE wants - OP (charged) quote - "I would like to have aduststable at the push of a button" (which he then clarified as ride height). I would never recommend airbags in a performance application.

NOW IF... he wants to change ride heights in a static manner several times then coilovers will serve that purpose. but most users would set the height and forget it. changing ride heights is relatively simple but does require getting under vehicle with a wrench, not the "push of the button" as he requested in his first post.

he posted that his main concern was clearing speedbumps and a softer ride. that does not require coilovers and the expense with them. if a fixed ride height meets his requirements, there are plenty of springs available with a variety of ride heights and spring rates.

GreddySetGo quote - "there is no controller that will adjust ride height on the fly" - yes there is, see the Roberuta link above. expensive, but it is "available"

IF he wants the additional benefits of coilovers (matched dampers, ability to corner weight, choices of spring rates, +/- damping adjustability, etc) then the cost may be justified. However, too many people recommend coilovers to people that won't use them as intended.

He did post "I want to buy coilovers". However, based on his responses I gather he is misunderstanding the ability of coilovers to adjust height at push of a button - OP, correct me if I'm wrong.

pp

 

I guess we just have to wait until the original poster chimes back in. In the first post, he mentions the car is too low, but he also wants it softer. Then states he wants it to be adjustable with the push of a button, he didn't state what he wants to be adjustable, the height or the softness. If he wants the height to be adjustable then your recommendations are the best. If he wants the damping force to be adjustable, then I would stick with my Tein recommendation.

 

agreed, perhaps i'm completely misinterpreting his dilemma.

if he insists on coilovers, wants adjustable damping (not height) on the fly, and is okay with static changes in ride height manually, then the tein CS/EDFC would be one choice.

pp

 

I would have to agree that the Tein CS dampers are good dampers for everyday driving for their price. I honestly would be hard pressed to find something else for better comfort at a good price.

 

I'm new to the nissan world but KW coilovers have always had amazing reviews and were awesome on my old car. European dampers are generally much better valved for crappy US roads. The variant 2's which are dampening adjustable and would fit your budget perfectly... I know z1 carries them you might want to talk to them. Good luck!

 

First thing you have to do is decide on your budget, and be honest with yourself about your uses for the car (ie track, street, etc).

From there, it's easier to make recommendations. The worst thing you can do, IMHO, is get hung up over one particular feature (ie in car dampening adjustment). 9 times out of 10, you'll find that on ANY coilover, you will rarely, if ever adjust the dampening. On my car car, I run HKS coilovers which are 30 way adjustable. They have been on my car for 1.5 years now. I've adjusted dampening all of 1 time......